EFN Database Master Spreadsheet


1	Family	Genus	Species	Common Name	Subfamily	Plant Type	Geographic Location	Nectary Location	Ecological Study	Notes	Reference
2	Cyathaceae	Cyathea	sp.								Dümmer 1911
3	Cyathaceae	Alsophila	imrayana							was Cyathea arborea Tropicos 26613761	Koptur et al. 1982; Koptur 1992
4	Cyathaceae	Cnemidaria	horrida							was Hemitelia horridaTropicos 26601989	Dümmer 1911; Koptur et al. 1982; Koptur 1992
5	Dennstaedtiaceae	Pteridium	aquilinum	bracken. southern bracken		herb	worldwide	underside of lamina; stipe	Tempel 1983; Rashbrook et al. 1993; Jones and Paine 2012	syn.Pteris aquilina	Springensguth 1935; Schremmer 1970; Temple 1983; Heads and Lawton 1984, 1985; Lawton and Heads 1984;; Heads 1986;Lawton et al.1988; Oleson 1988; Koptur 1992;Rashbrook et al. 1993; Pemberton 1998; Offenberg 2000; Mizell 2004; Jones and Paine 2012
6	Dennstaedtiaceae	Pteridium	esculentum	bracken		herb	Australia	fronds, nodes of (lower) pinnae, adaxial			Lamont 1979 D. J. O'Dowd letter 1980
7	Dryopteridaceae	Polybotrya	osmundacea								Koptur et al. 1982
8	Marattiaceae	Angiopteris	sp.	mule's foot fern							Dümmer 1911; Koptur 1982
9	Polypodiaceae	Aglaomorpha	9-19 spp.						"A distinctive characteristic of drynaroid ferns is the presence of specialized nectar secreting glands on the leaves" Potes 2010
10	Polypodiaceae	Aglaomorpha	acuminata								Potes 2010
11	Polypodiaceae	Aglaomorpha	coronans							Tropicos 26622212	Potes 2010
12	Polypodiaceae	Aglaomorpha	latipinna							was Holostachyum hieronymi Tropicos 26612850	ref in Koptur et al. 1982
13	Polypodiaceae	Aglaomorpha	speciosa							was Photinopteris speciosa Tropicos 26612736	ref in Koptur et al. 1982
14	Polypodiaceae	Angiopteris	sp.							see Marattiaceae
15	Polypodiaceae	Drynaria	16-91 spp.						"A distinctive characteristic of drynaroid ferns is the presence of specialized nectar secreting glands on the leaves" Potes 2010
16	Polypodiaceae	Drynaria	quercifolia							Tropicos 26610487	Koptur et al. 1982; Potes 2010
17	Polypodiaceae	Drynaria	rigidula							Tropicos 26610485	Koptur et al. 1982; Potes 2010
18	Polypodiaceae	Holostachym	sp.							The Plant List: 6/7/12: 3 names, none accepted in this genus	ref in Koptur et al. 1982
19	Polypodiaceae	Merinthosorus	sp.							The Plant List: 6/12: no accepted names in this genus	Koptur 1992
20	Polypodiaceae	Platycerium	alcicorne	stag's horn fern		herb		underside of lamina			Dümmer 1911
21	Polypodiaceae	Platycerium	biforme			herb		underside of lamina			Dümmer 1911
22	Polypodiaceae	Platycerium	grande			herb		underside of lamina			Dümmer 1911
23	Polypodiaceae	Pleopeltis	crassinervata			herb	Mexico	adaxial surface of lamina	Koptur et al. 2013		Koptur et al. 2013
24	Polypodiaceae	Pleopeltis	thyssanolepis					base of segments		Tropicos 26617598; was Polypodium thyssanolepis	Koptur et al. 1982
25	Polypodiaceae	Polypodium	myriolepis					base of segments		Tropicos 26614904	Koptur et al. 1982
26	Polypodiaceae	Polypodium	plebeium			herb	central Mexico		Koptur et al. 1998		Koptur et al. 1998
27	Polypodiaceae	Polypodium	pyrrholepis					base of segments		Tropicos 26607379	Koptur et al. 1982
28	Polypodiaceae	Polypodium	rosei					base of segments		Tropicos 26601955	Koptur et al. 1982
29	Polypodiaceae	Polypodium	sanctae-rosae					base of segments		Tropicos 26607383	Koptur et al. 1982
30	Pteridaceae	Adiantum	aleuticum						Duran-Flores, Dalia, and Martin Heil. 2014.	Paper does not state the location of the nectaries	Duran-Flores, Dalia, and Martin Heil. 2014.
31	Dennstaedtiaceae	Pteridium	aquilinum	Bracken fern					Roy, Schmitt, Thomas, and Carter. 2017.